Economy
Japan Falls Off China's Holiday Travel List as Low Youth Wages Draw Notice
During China's National Day holiday, reports said Japan had dropped off the top travel-destination ranking, and Japanese netizens largely welcomed it as relief from overtourism. Separately, a video of a young Chinese worker earning about 70,000 yen a month drew purchasing-power comparisons and a widely shared read that China is retracing Japan's deflationary 'lost decades.' Both claims rest on shaky underlying data.